Proverbs 11:1-11 ▼

1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; But a perfect weight is His delight.

2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the faithless shall destroy them.

4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

5 The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the faithless shall be trapped in their own crafty device.

7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish, And the hope of strength perisheth.

8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.

9 With his mouth the impious man destroyeth his neighbour; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is joy.

11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.